Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 231: The hour of the twilight, the bloody sunset, the red water, I am not myself
As dusk gradually approached, Luo Tingxia's "Baizhi" finally got rid of the merchant ship that it had pierced through the bow.

After the merchant ship was broken in half by the ramming horn of the "Baizhi", seawater began to flow back continuously. As the broken ship bore more and more weight, it began to sink into the sea.

The weight directly pulled it apart from the "Baizhi".

The "Baizhi" tried very hard to get rid of it, and finally completed the separation by relying on its sinking.

At this time, the two "Japanese" ships on the left and right had already started fighting with the Arab merchant ships that had deployed for an attack.

As the Baizhi regained its mobility, the two ships no longer had to guard their main ship and immediately felt much more relaxed.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when the "Baizhi" was towed by the merchant ship that was rammed, three small merchant ships had already circled around its side and carried out boarding operations.

Fortunately, there were enough people on this large ship. Although the two sides continued to fight, the "Baizhi" always had the upper hand.

Luo Tingxia heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that the ship had regained its freedom.

Seeing that there were quite a few Arabs boarding the ship, waving their scimitars and fighting, Luo Tingxia snorted coldly and rushed over.

His movements were extremely strange, light and graceful, like a wisp of smoke.

He did not take off the samurai sword slung across his ribs; it was an ornament, not a weapon he was good at using.

Luo Tingxia used the "shakuhachi" in his hand as a weapon, but any Arab who was hit by him, although there was no wound on his body, would suddenly become weak and fall to the ground, unable to fight anymore.

Xiao Luo was proficient in extremely advanced acupoint pressing techniques. His figure was seen floating back and forth. Few Arab warriors could last more than three rounds under his hands, as they would be hit on an acupoint.

Sometimes, the shakuhachi in his hand would only hit the joints and acupoints on the arms or legs of the Arab warriors. Although it would not make people dizzy, it could make them lose the power to resist immediately.

Naturally, the merit of capturing someone alive is greater than that of capturing someone dead. Immediately, a few clever soldiers followed Luo Zhike to pick up the missing persons.

Luo Tingxia was responsible for defeating the enemy, so they started capturing prisoners with great interest!
……

With one sword, Yang Yuan killed one person every five steps on the top deck of the "Balekai", and the blood turned into a river every ten steps.

His attack efficiency is not inferior to Luo Tingxia.

The difference is that Luo Tingxia's movements are erratic, like a ghost, while Yang Yuan is tough and strong, unparalleled.

Luo Tingxia holds a shakuhachi, which he uses to attack joints or acupuncture points. Yang Yuan holds a sword, which is used for the sole purpose of killing.

He roamed across the top deck of the "Balekai", killing people along the way, piercing who knows how many hearts he had and slashing how many throats he had.

Suddenly, another Arab ran up from the gangway. Yang Yuan, who was keeping an eye on all directions while fighting with him, immediately leaped over and killed him while he was not yet stable and because the difference in fighting skills between the two was obvious.

Yang Yuan looked down at the boat and was immediately shocked.

There was a large merchant ship that was almost as big as the Balega, and it had used a hook to connect the two ships.

Steps were hung on the sides of the ship, and some Arab warriors jumped onto the steps and rushed towards the ship.

At the entrance to the ship's bottom cabin, the smoke gradually diminished and the flames grew brighter. At the exit, flames were spurting out, scorching the Arabs who were trying to put out the fire so much that they had to retreat one after another.

It was obvious that the fire in the bottom cabin could no longer be suppressed and would soon become even bigger.

The Arabs on other ships will quickly become the new force on this ship.

far away……

In the twilight, Yang Yuan could not see the situation in the distance clearly, but he could see that other merchant ships that were originally approaching the "Balekai" were now slowly adjusting their directions with their bows facing outward.

This is……

Could it be that the naval officers and soldiers of Qiantang Port saw the fireworks signal and rushed over?
While killing the enemies, Yang Yuan shouted loudly: "Ya Ya, Ya Ya, Ya Ya ah..."

Leng Yuchan was attacking the Arab warriors who were guarding the hatch. When she heard Yang Yuan's screams, she immediately ran over and shouted angrily, "I'm coming, I'm coming, stop shouting!"

Yang Yuan pointed his sword down the gangway: "Look over there!"

Leng Yuchan looked in the direction Yang Yuan pointed and was also shocked.

Yang Yuan said: "Quickly send some people over to block the gangway with spears, and don't let anyone rush up!"

"it is good!"

"Go up to the mast and look around to see if our reinforcements have arrived. As long as Wadiye and the others don't come out, ignore them for now and clear out the miscellaneous soldiers outside first!"

"Yes!"

After Yang Yuan gave his orders, he walked around the boat again, holding the bloody sword.

His purpose was to use his superb skills to kill the scattered Arabs fighting in various places.

In this way, he could concentrate his limited manpower, with half of them blocking the gangway and the other half besieging Wadiye's "turtle shell". The pressure would be much less than it is now.

Both the Song and Jin warriors noticed Yang Yuan's bravery and ability to respond.

At this time, the Jin people still did not know Yang Yuan's identity and still thought he was the escort leader of the tea plantation caravan. They admired his bravery and wisdom.

So when Yang Yuan loudly dispatched the Song soldiers, the Jin people actually joined his team consciously and obeyed his orders.

Some of the Jin soldiers ran to help guard the gangway, while the other part gathered together and followed Yang Yuan, working hard to clear out the miscellaneous soldiers.

Although Yang Yuan was an expert in martial arts, he was running around and fighting on the huge deck, and his energy was depleted very quickly.

At this time, he was not as sharp as before when killing people.

Now that he had a group of people around him to help him clear out the miscellaneous soldiers, his efficiency immediately improved.

The Arabs fought on their own and lacked unified command.

The people of Song and Jin consciously gathered their superior forces and adopted the strategy of defeating the enemy one by one.

Therefore, the scattered fighting on the top deck began to decrease at a speed visible to the naked eye, and Yang Yuan gradually gained control of the top deck of the "Balekai".

……

In the cabin, when Pu Yama's conspiracy was exposed, he knew that there was no room for maneuver between him and Wadiye.

Although the Frankish girl was using him, it was also true that she injured four people in one go. At this time, the number of guards around Wadiye was already one-fourth less than that of Pu Yama.

Therefore, even though he knew it was a trap, Pu Yama had no choice but to "take advantage of the situation" and ordered the killing of Wadiye.

There were only three warriors left by Pu Yama's side. They protected him in a corner in a V-shape and nervously watched the battle in the cabin.

As soon as the guards of Pu Yama and Wadiye started fighting, the blonde girl just watched from the sidelines.

She was an excellent rider and archer, and was also very good with the lance, spear, and sword.

She was originally trained by her family as a female knight.

She heard that just five years ago, a female knightly order, the Order of the Hatchet, had been founded in Tortosa, Catalonia.

They are all women and use hatchets as weapons.

This made her feel quite ashamed, because due to her physical condition at the time, she was not good at using weapons like the Frankish battle axe and the Crusader sword.

At that time, she was still a thirteen-year-old girl.

Her father had originally promised to let her increase her physical training after she turned fifteen.

But when she was just fifteen years old, she became a captive.

For three years, she was sold here and there as a beautiful female prisoner of war. Her value rose steadily, but her physical strength was constantly weakened due to lack of exercise, and she was even worse than before.

This made her lack the confidence to fight a group of tall men in such a limited space.

What's more, people on both sides are enemies to her, and she doesn't want to stand on either side.

While the two sides were fighting fiercely, she quietly moved towards the cabin door. She wanted to escape from the cabin.

Pu Yama saw everything she did, but he just sneered in his heart and did not send any troops to stop her.

There's no point in escaping from the cabin!

As long as this ship is still under his control and his reinforcements arrive, he can quickly quell the unrest outside.

By then, even if this woman hides in a rat hole, he will pull her out!

However, he was too kind to punish this stupid woman.

This was the "precious cargo" he had exchanged for five bags of gold coins. How could a person be angry with his own cargo?

He wanted to use this woman to exchange for several times or even more than five bags of gold coins.

This is the cultivation of a businessman!

……

Leng Yuchan organized a team of people, picked up the spears near the gangway, and formed a spear formation at the gangway leading to the third deck.

Then she climbed up the tall mast.

The mainmast is thick and tall, with its root on the keel, pointing straight up, passing through three decks and buildings, and standing in the center of the ship.

Leng Yuchan climbed up the tall mast. Even though she was not afraid of heights, looking down from such a high place still made her hands and feet feel weak.

She looked into the distance and saw a vast ocean that seemed to be glowing with blood under a red sunset cloud.

On the bloody ocean, three large ships were fighting with more than ten medium and small merchant ships surrounding them.

In the distance, Leng Yuchan saw the occasional fire dragon that spewed out from the big ship and the bright light emitted by the bamboo rifle.

This made Leng Yuchan very happy, because he was one of their own!
At this time, the only two countries that used gunpowder on the battlefield were Song and Jin.

It was during the Jingkang Incident that the Jin people first saw the use of gunpowder weapons.

After the Jin people captured Bianliang, they gained a group of craftsmen who knew how to make gunpowder and gunpowder weapons, which they regarded as a treasure.

From then on, the Jin people also began to try to use it on the battlefield.

According to information reported by spies from the Privy Council, the Jin Dynasty was already trying to develop their own gunpowder weapons.

However, Jin warships should not appear in this sea area.

Besides, those warships were clearly fighting against the Arabs. If they were the Jin people, there would be no reason for them to fight against the Arabs who were in cahoots with them!
The only thing that Leng Yuchan didn't quite understand was why there were only three warships?
The Qiantang Port navy should not have dispatched only three ships.

However, now is not the time to dwell on this. She needs to let her people know that this is an opportunity to boost morale.

Leng Yuchan stood on the mast and shouted down: "Yuanyuan, Yuanyuan, it's our people! Our people are here, fighting with the Arabs, less than four miles away."

She is very narrow-minded. You called me "Ya Ya", then I will call you "Yuan Yuan". You were the one who broke the rules first.

The Song people on the deck were immediately cheered up after hearing this!

They didn’t understand what “Yuanyuan” meant, but they understood when “reinforcements” arrived.

At this time, there were only six or seven Jin ship escorts who were still able to fight.

They stood among the Song army and were also dancing.

They didn't know who these Song people who were fighting alongside them were, nor did they know who the reinforcements were.

But...that's reinforcements!

Besides, they are now also "Song people"! Who knew they were Jin people?
Anyway, reinforcements are coming!
happy!

The young masters who were not young masters, the maids who were not maids, and the Song people who were not Song people, were fighting on the deck.

The slave girl who was not a slave girl was trying to escape from the cabin.

A man who is not a man is leading three ships in a major battle against pirates who are not pirates.

At this time, a woman who was not a woman, like a "drunk concubine", approached from the other side of the foreign fleet on a ship that was not a merchant...

(End of this chapter)